This article is about the region of Romania. For other uses, see Moldova (disambiguation).
Historical region of Romania
Western Moldavia
Moldova Occidentală(Romanian)
Historical region of Romania
Map of Romania with region Moldavia in yellow
Country
Romania
Area
• Total
46,173 km2 (17,827 sq mi)
Population
(2021 census)
• Total
4,065,189
• Density
88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym
Moldavian
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Western Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova Occidentală, Moldova de Apus, Moldova de Vest), also called Romanian Moldavia, or simply just Moldova is the core historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1859, the Principality of Moldavia also included, at various times in its history, the regions of Bessarabia (with the Budjak), all of Bukovina, and Hertsa; the larger part of the former is nowadays the independent state of Moldova, while the rest of it, the northern part of Bukovina, and Hertsa form territories of Ukraine.
Romanian Moldavia consists of eight counties, spanning over 18% of Romania's territory. Six out of the 8 counties make up Romania's designated Nord-Est development region, while the two southern counties are included within Romania's Sud-Est development region. It comprises roughly 48.67% of the wider region of Moldavia.
WesternMoldavia (Romanian: Moldova Occidentală, Moldova de Apus, Moldova de Vest), also called Romanian Moldavia, or simply just Moldova is the core...
Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced [molˈdova] or Țara Moldovei, literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: Молдова or Цара Мѡлдовєй)...
of Moldavia and Moldova originate from the historical state of Moldavia, which at its greatest extent included eastern Romania (WesternMoldavia), Moldova...
The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (Romanian: Principatele Unite ale Moldovei și Țării Românești), commonly called United Principalities...
Transylvania also includes small parts of neighbouring WesternMoldavia and even a small part of south-western neighbouring Bukovina to its north east (represented...
(such as WesternMoldavia). At the start of the 20th century, it was commonplace for women in mainstream Christian denominations of Western Christianity...
Wallachia in the early 14th century. Moldavia (united with Wallachia in 1859 to create modern Romania): WesternMoldavia: in today's form part of Romania...
(22%), regardless of their ethnic identity. In Romania, natives of WesternMoldavia identifying with the term generally declare Romanian ethnicity, while...
the Soviet Union. Territories cited in such proposals always include WesternMoldavia and the whole of Bessarabia, as well as Bukovina and the Hertsa region;...
Transylvania as well as a few in Suceava County, Bukovina), the Csángós (in WesternMoldavia), the Palóc, and the Matyó. The Hungarians' own ethnonym to denote...
Romania, is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of WesternMoldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor...
Moldaviae) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of WesternMoldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 6,793 (2002 census). It...
Battle of Racova) was fought on 10 January 1475, between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman governor of Rumelia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha. The battle took...
of Bukovina (Romanian: Bucovina), while the remainder forms part of WesternMoldavia proper. The county seat is the historical town of Suceava (German:...
pronunciation: [adˈʒud]; Hungarian: Egyedhalma) is a city in Vrancea County, WesternMoldavia, Romania. It has a population of 15,178 inhabitants (as of 2021). It...
Central Powers. Marie, Ferdinand and their five children took refuge in WesternMoldavia. There, she and her three daughters acted as nurses in military hospitals...
criticized for including samples from throughout the region of Moldavia (including WesternMoldavia), as well as an adaptation of lyrics by Mihai Eminescu. Historian...
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